Background
King, Joseph Leonard was born on August 12, 1892 in Mappsville, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Leonard and Annie (Hubbard) King.
King, Joseph Leonard was born on August 12, 1892 in Mappsville, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Leonard and Annie (Hubbard) King.
AB, U. Richmond, 1913; Doctor of Laws, U. Richmond, 1958; AM, Columbia, 1922; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1927.
Assistant, then associate Professor of English, Mississippi Agricultural College, 1918-1921; member of faculty, Denison U., from 1924; Professor of English, Denison U., from 1924; L.W. Burke professor, Denison U., from 1938; professor, Howard College, from 1962. Lecturer U. Arizona, summer 1962.
Second lieutenant United States Army, World War I, Advertising Educational Foundation in France. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Dora Evelyn Connor, Mar.10, 1920. 1 child, William Connor.